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Filipino Art of Kicking

The Filipino art of kicking has 40 fundamental kicks, they are divided into 3 categories Front, Side and Back . There are 3 types of Filipino kicks snapping, thrusting, snap thrusting. Advanced students were required to be able to execute 55 kicks, which include advanced complex kicks. Here are the 55 kicks of The Filipino art of Sikaran:

A. Front kicks (Sipa)

1. Snap

2. Thrust

3. Snap thrust

4. Heel snap

5. Downward thrust

6. Outside scooping

7. Inside scooping

8. Forward scooping

9. Outward slash

10. Inside slash

11. Upward slash

12. Downward chop

13. Forward chop

14. Vertical chop

15. Horizontal

16. Roundhouse heel

17. Roundhouse shin

18. Roundhouse snap thrust

19. Side snap

20. Inside leg scooping

21. Outside leg scooping

22. Forward roundhouse

B. Side Kicks

1. Side Snap

2. Side thrust

3. Side stomping

4. Ridge

5. Ridge snap

6. Side ridge

7. Leg scoop

8. Ridge instep

9. Ridge ball

10. Outside slash

11. Inside slash

12. Roundhouse heel

13. Roundhouse snap

14. Roundhouse snap-thrust

15. Sadang roundhouse instep

16. Sadang roundhouse ball

17. Sadang roundhouse heel

18. Sadang roundhouse slash

C. Back Kicks

1. Back snap kick

2. Back thrust kick

3. Back kick chop

4. Tadyak-Sakong shin

5. Tadyak-Sakong ball

6. Tadyak-Sakong heel

7. Tadyak-Sakong slash

8. Dakot (scoop)

9. Dakot, (scoop) chop

10. Circular

11. Straight back kick

12. Rear upward chop

13. Rear snap

14. Rear downward slash

15. Back chop

Leg Maneuvers

Using kicks; To off set the balance of the attacker, but not to enter because a Filipino fighter, will always cut the foot if thrown high or destroy it with a knee or elbow. You must gain control of the fighter then throw your kicks low into the legs.

Sweeps; Sweeps forward or backward or to the side are always vital in controlling an attacker, as long as you follow them to the ground and finish them off.

Leg blocks; or shields are developed from the triangle pattern, you will use outside parries and inside parries, the parries must always be followed with a follow up kick or techniques.

Jams; The Filipino fighter will always try to jam your techniques and get inside to cut you up, therefore the leg jamming directed at the shins, hips and lower stomach are very good for defending against kicks

Knees; The Filipino fighter will use their knees to destroy the stance and balance of the attacker, and helping to bring the taller attacker down to their height. Also using them for buckles and drops to cover or pin their attacker down.

The sidekick in the Filipino arts is thrown very close to the opponent, in more of a cutting type position of the foot. It is directed at the thighs, knees, and shins.

Scissors sweep take downs, are sometimes used but they don't stay there for very along because of the chance of multiple attackers, they will takedown stab and go.

Heel kicks to the calf's; when the Filipino fighter is close they will, deliver short snapping heel kicks to the sides of the knees, calf's or pin your leg with one leg and heel kick with the other.

The kicks of Sikaran, are used to off balance first, as the first stage then move to complex attackers with the hands and feet as the second stage.

Leg attacks focus on six different areas of the attackers leg:

1. Thigh 2. Knee 3. Back of knee 4. Shin 5. Calf 6. Foot

Three levels high

1. Muscles of the thigh

2. Middle knee back of knee

3. Lower half of shin, calf and foot

Kicking (Pananjakman/Sikaran)

The Filipino arts do not kick very high, instead they prefer to kick at waist level and below, the primary targets being the thigh, knee, and shin. The kicks are not very pretty to watch but are delivered with body weight behind them and usually from punching range.

You may be asking yourself "Why from Punching Range?", this is because at this distance you will be trying to counter your opponents attack and the kicking techniques are used to distract your assailant, destroy his mobility and if possible take them to the floor. You should be able to put these low level kicks in whilst punching or locking.

Striking Tools

The most common Kicking tools are the Knee and sole of the foot, occasionally the ball of the foot is used. I have never seen the instep used this possibly being due to the fact that the instep does not give you as much penetration of power.

Oblique Kick (Sipa) - This is delivered with the sole of the foot, usually from the rear leg to the knee or the shin. This type of attack will cause instant pain and is intended to stop the forward motion of the attacker. This kick will also keep pressure on the opponent whilst allowing yourself time to maneuver into a better position.

Front / Point Kick - The Eskrima front kick is generally delivered with the ball of the foot or the toes. This gives more penetration to the kick. The kick can either be used as a straight attacking tool or as a counter attacking tool.

Knee - The knee is primarily used to attack the thigh. The points to attack are the Sciatic Nerve ("Dead Leg"), the back of the thigh (Hamstring) and the front of the thigh. Kneeing the front of the thigh is usually done to stop your opponent moving forwards. This is not to say that obvious targets such as the groin are not taken advantage of. The knee is also used in pushing attacks to off balance your opponent, this is done by pushing your opponents knee either to the outside of his body or by pushing the knee straight back. This is sometimes done in conjunction with a foot trap to provide a lever.

Shin - The shin is usually delivered in a roundhouse fashion, either to the side of the thigh, similar to a Muay Thai kick, or to the front of the thigh which has to be felt to be believed. This is usually delivered to help bend your opponent over. The kick to the front of the thigh is delivered from the side and is done in conjunction with a trapping move to the arm.

Feet - The feet are also used to apply trips and sweeps to the lower leg to put and opponent down. Stamping is also another viable form of attack. As said before this is usually done in conjunction with another form of attack to keep your opponent off balance and confused. The heel is also used in a hooking type of kick to attack the rear of a opponents leg, this would be to the Knee, Calf or Ankle.

The preferred targets are the knee and the shin. The knee if pushed from either side is very easy to collapse and will result in your opponent taking a tumble. The shin is very easy to contact and can cause a lot of pain if contacted with boots or shoes.

Sensitivity Drills

Filipino Martial Arts are one of only two arts that I know of which contain sensitivity drills, the other being Wing Chun, the sensitivity drill of the FMA is called Higot Hubud Lubud.

Hubud (for short) as it is commonly called is used to train sensitivity in your limbs so you feel how your opponent is moving, this will help you to keep contact and flow from one technique to another.

Hubud can be practiced in many forms and in any number of counts. The easiest method is probably 4 count. This is difficult to explain in words but I will do my best.

1. Your partner throws a straight right punch at you.

2. You parry his wrist with your left palm.

3. Now scoop his wrist to his inside zone with the back of your right hand. This should be in front of your left hand.

4. Slap his arm down with your left palm.

5. Punch towards him with your right fist. The sequence now reverses and your partner has his turn.

This is only a basic Hubud but at even a slightly higher level it includes changeovers from right arm to left arm and also changing from the outside of the arm to the inside.

If you want to learn Hubud I suggest you do so from a qualified instructor.

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